Explorers claims it's found more than
half a million gold and silver coins on
a shipwreck somewhere in the Atlantic
Ocean.

Odyssey says these coins could be
worth as much as 500- million dollars
on the open market-- but that's just an
estimate.

Meanwhile, the company isn't offering
many details..
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INQ=We know it went

*CG 2line Gret Stemm
Odyssey Marine Exploration Greg Stemm/Odyssey Marine Exploration:
We know it went down sometime during
the colonial period. We know it had a
lot of coins...But we're just not sure
and what we've learned from past
experience is we get out there and
start talking about shipwrecks and what
we can think it is, the world goes
crazy with wild speculation.
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OQ=wild speculation.

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Despite publicized suspicions from

the Spanish leaders-- Stem says the
treasure is NOT from the H-M-S Sussex
and NOT in the jurisdiction of the
Spanish government.
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area have an art deco look with their
terra cota tiles, floral designs, and
unique window spandrels.

Knowing this, developers
suspected the Grand building might also
be one of them.
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INQ=when this facade TAPE 2 - 43:46 - 43:58 ALISON

BLANTON/ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN

THE CONTRACTORS BACK THEN MUST HAVE
KNOWN THAT THEY WERE COVERING UP A
BUILDING THAT NEEDED TO BE UNCOVERED IN
THE FUTURE BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS
DONE VERY CAREFULLY AND IN A WAY TO

MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE TO THE ORIGINAL
FACADE.
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OQ=the original facade

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INQ=stripped of its TAPE 1 11:55:52 - 11:56:04 OR 11:56:58

- 11:57:10

STRIPPED OF ITS BRICK FACADE
DEVELOPERS SAY THE BUILDING WILL NOT
ONLY ADD TO THE OVERALL ATTRACTIVENESS
OF DOWNTOWN BUT TO ITS POPULARITY AS
WELL. IT'S SET TO HOLD AT LEAST 50
APARTMENTS AND A COMMERCIAL SPACE ON
THE BOTTOM FLOOR.
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OQ=on the bottom floor

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INQ=it not only makes TAPE 1 11:44:38 -11:44:49 DAVID

DIAZ/EXEC. DIR. DOWNTOWN ROANOKE
INCORPORATED

IT NOT ONLY MAKES SENSE
ECONOMICALLY BUT IT ALSO REALLY HELPS
TO CREATE A CERTAIN VIBE IN DOWNTOWN
THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE ARCHITECTURE AND
IT REALLY LOOKS COOL AND FUNKY AND I
THINK THAT'S WHAT BRINGS PEOPLE TO
DOWNTOWN.
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OQ=people to downtown The building is scheduled to be

completed within the next 12 months -
but this deadline is dependent upon tax
credits and grants.

completed an unlikely run to the state
title back in March, before moving on
to the triple A ranks next season.
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*CG locator Roanoke

:00 And last night, the Colonels were
honored with a banquet at the Holiday
Inn, where each player received his
championship ring.

The Colonels were also treated to
a message from Virginia Tech Head Coach
Seth Greenberg, who lauded the team for
its hard work, and urged them to apply
the lessons they learned on the court
to their daily lives.
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*CG locator Roanoke
Scott Robertson Memorial In the older girls ranks, Marina
:00 Alex of New Jersey trailed by a shot at
18. She needed this chip for a birdie,
and hits a great shot, but had to
settle for par and 2nd place, closing

with a round of 70.

Isabelle Lendl was steady eddie
in the final round.

Lendl followed up a 69 with a 71to
finish at 2-under par.

She won it by a shot, joining just 3
other golfers as back to back winners
in the 15-18 division at the Robertson.
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